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No. 7l6,639. Patented Dec. 23, 1902. I

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BASKET.

(Application filed Apr. 3, 1902.)

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No. 7|6,639. Patented Dec. 23, I902.

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BASKET.

(Application filed Apr. 3, 1902.)

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JOHN H. KILLION, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BASKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 716,639, dated December 23, 1902.

Application filed April 3, 1902. Serial No. 101,168. (No model.)

To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. KILLION, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baskets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in baskets, and while it is more especially intended for use in the manufacture of ornamental or fancy baskets, such as are used by confectioners and forladies work-baskets and the like, yet it is applicable to baskets of various other kinds to be used for different purposes; and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement, and operation of the parts thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The principal object of my invention is to provide means whereby the cost of manufacture will be greatly diminished and the process or method of making baskets will be simplified.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the various parts that strong and durable baskets of a great variety of sizes and shapes may be produced without the use of nails, tacks, or glue to hold the parts together.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be disclosed in the subjoined description and explanation.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention pertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a basket embodying one form of my invention. Fig. 2 is a face View of a portion of the blank out of which the securing-piece for the wickers is made. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the bottom employed in the construction of the basket illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of said bottom and a part of the securing-strip, showing the manner of retaining the wickers. Fig. 5

is an outer perspective view of a portion of the securing piece or strip. Figs. 6 and 7 are perspective views of modified forms of the basket. Fig. 8 is a plan or edge view of the securing strip or piece. Fig. 9 is an outer view of a portion thereof. Fig. 10 is an inner view of said part. Fig. 11 is an enlarged edge or plan view of a portion of the securing-piece, showing the manner of securing its ends together and illustrating the wickers in cross-section; and Fig. 12 is a sectional view of a portion of the securing-strip and a part of the bottom of the basket employed in the constructions illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7.

Similar reference-numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the different views of the drawings.

The numeral 20 represents the bottom of the basket, which may be made of any suitable size, form, and material, but preferably of wood and circular in shape, as shown in the drawings. The periphery of the bottom 20 is provided at its lower edge with an annular flange or extension 21 and at its upper edge with a similar flange or extension 22, considerably shorter or less in circumference than the first-named flange.

Located between the flanges 21 and 22 on the periphery of the bottom is another annular flange or tongue 23, which fits in the recesses 24 of the securing strip or piece 25,which is preferably made of sheet metal, but which may be formed of any suitable material, and comprises a piece or strip provided with ].ongitudinal slits or incisions 26, usually made parallel with one another, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, to form the recesses 24 for the reception of the bottom of the basket. By forming the main portion of the securing strip or piece 25 with the slits 26 it is apparent that the portions 27 will be separated therefrom at their edges. The main piece 25 is bent transversely to form the extensions 28 and 29, which are preferably curved, as is clearly shown in Figs. 8 and 11 of the drawings, but may be annular or of other desired configuration. The portions 27 are bent oppositely from the extended portions 28 to form curved or other-shaped extended portions, as shown in Fig. 11, to receive the wickers or reeds 30, which form the walls of the basket. By bending the portions 27 0ppositely from the parts 28 it is evident that open spaces or recesses 24 will be provided for the reception of the tongue or flange 23 on the bottom 20 when said bottom is provided therewith.

The wickers 30 may be of any suitable material and bent in any desired shape, but in the construction shown in Fig. l are formed horeshoe-like and have their ends located in the extended portions formed by the parts 27 of the securing strip or piece, where they may be firmly held by clamping the said portions or strip thereon. The wickers or reeds 30 being thus secured in the extensions formed by the parts 27, the securing-strip 25 is placed on the periphery of the bottom 20, so that the tongue or flange 23 thereof will fit within the recesses or open spaces 24, while the upper and lower portions of the extensions 28 will fit within the grooves between the flanges 22 and 21 on the periphery of the bottom, and the tongue 23 will press the wickers 30 outwardly against the extensions formed by the parts 27, all of which will be clearly understood by reference to Fig. 4 of the drawings. It will also be seen, further, in Figs. 3 and 4 that as the flange 22 is somewhat longer or greater in circumference than the flange or tongue 23 the reeds or wickers will be outwardly inclined thereby, thus forming a basket witha flaring upper portion. The flange 21 being longer or greater in circumference than the other two flanges, it is apparent that it will protect the securing-strip 25, and thus avoid accidental dislocation thereof by it coming in contact with articles or obstacles. The ends of the securing strip or piece may be fastened together by pressing one portion over the other, when the part 27 will extend through one of the recesses 24:, thus forming almost an invisible joint.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a modification in the construction of a basket, which consists in employing a bottom 31, having a smooth periphery or without flanges thereon, as in the other case) to fit in the recesses or open spaces 24 of the securing-strip. In this modification I may employ a continuous piece of wire or ratan or other material to form the wicker-work 32 and pass the same through the extensions formed by the parts 27, so as to form coils, and in such a manner as to locate the securing-strip 25 and the bottom 31 horizontally between the upper and lower portions of said coils, thus forming a basket With its upper portion flaring and its lower part inwardly tapered.

In Fig. 7 is illustrated still another modification in the construction of the basket, in

is shown in the last-named construction.

While I have shown the bottom 20 as being provided with flanges of difierent lengths or circumferences, yet I do not desire to be limited to such construction, as I may make them of equal length or may make the flanges 22 and 23 of equal length and the flange 21 longer.

It is evident that the wickers or material forming the wicker-work or walls of the basket may be made in innumerable designs, and for this reason I do not wish to limit myself to the forms thereof shown, as I may employ numerous other styles.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an improved article of manufacture, a basket comprising a securing strip or piece having at proper points pairs of longitudinal slits and bent transversely, the portions be tween the slits being bent oppositely from the portions of the main piece from which they are cut, a bottom located at its edges in the recesses of the transverse bends of the main piece, and wickers located in the extensions formed by the portions between the slits, substantially as described.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a basket comprising a securing strip or piece having at proper points pairs of longitudinal slits and bent transversely, the portions between the slits being bent oppositely from the portions of the main piece from which they are cut, a bottom having on its edge an upper and lower flange and between said flanges an intermediate flange to fit in the recessesof the bends of the main piece, and wickers located in the extensions formed by the portions between the slits, substantially as described.

JOHN H. KILLION.

Witnesses:

OHAs. O. TILLMAN, A. GUSTAFSON. 

